Glimmerglass Festival Unveils Its Leader’s Final Season

Francesca Zambello, who has overseen a dozen editions of the opera festival in upstate New York, will depart next summer.

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Finneas, a Pop Star’s Secret Weapon, Strides Into the Spotlight

He’s won eight Grammys alongside his sister, Billie Eilish, and worked with some of the genre’s biggest stars. Now the 24-year-old musician is arriving as a solo artist with “Optimist.”

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Review: Schumann at the Philharmonic. Robert, Too.

With a debuting pianist and conductor, a solo by Clara Schumann preceded works by her husband and Brahms.

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A Blackface ‘Othello’ Shocks, and a Professor Steps Back From Class

Students objected after the composer Bright Sheng showed the 1965 film of Laurence Olivier’s “Othello” to his class at the University of Michigan.

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Andrea Martin, R&B Songwriter, Dies at 49

She co-wrote hits for En Vogue, Toni Braxton and other artists in the 1990s and 2000s and was also a singer, releasing an album.

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Adele Returns With Power and Restraint, and 11 More New Songs

Hear new tracks by serpentwithfeet, Blackstarkids, Stromae and others.

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David Sanford’s Music Has Flown Under the Radar. It Shouldn’t.

Few composers have broader stylistic reach. But on a new album, “A Prayer for Lester Bowie,” he makes it all cohere.

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The Velvet Underground Meets Its Match in Todd Haynes

In the director’s hands, music subjects are as much about their cultural moment as about their sound — a good description of the band led by Lou Reed.

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Concert Halls Are Back. But Visa Backlogs Are Keeping Musicians Out.

Visa delays are causing tumult in the classical music industry, leading to a wave of cancellations just as live performances are finally returning.

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‘The Velvet Underground’ Review: And Me, I’m in a Rock ’n’ Roll Band

Todd Haynes’s documentary paints a jagged, revelatory portrait of the New York avant-garde scene of the 1960s.

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